[If he says,] “I adjure you,” “I command you,” “I bind you” —- they are liable. “By heaven and earth” —- they are exempt. “By Aleph-dalet,” “by Yud-hei,” “by Shaddai,” “by Tzevaos,” “by the Gracious and the Compassionate,” “by the Slow to Anger and Abundant in Kindness,” or with any of the substitutes —- they are liable.  Should one blaspheme any of them —- he is liable; [these are] the words of R' Meir. But the Sages exempt [him].  Should one curse his father or mother by any of them —- he is liable; [these are] the words of R' Meir. But the Sages exempt [him]. Should one curse himself or his neighbor by any of these —- he transgresses a negative commandment. “May God smite you,” [or] “So may God smite you” —- this is the curse written in the Torah. “May He not smite you,” or “May He bless you,” or “May He benefit you” —- R' Meir declares [him] liable, but the Sages exempt [him].

The oath of deposit applies to both men and women, non-relatives and relatives, those qualified and those disqualified; in court and out of court —- by his own mouth; but [if adjured] by others —- he is not liable unless he denies it in court; [these are] the words of R' Meir. But the Sages say: Whether by his own mouth or whether [adjured] by others, once he denies it —- he is liable.  He is liable for a willful transgression of the oath, as well as for its inadvertent transgression coupled with a willful denial of the deposit, but he is not liable for its inadvertent transgression. Now what is he liable for its willful transgression? A guilt-offering worth [at least two] silver shekels.

2. What is the case of the oath of deposit? [If] someone said to him, “Give me my deposit that I have in your possession,” [and he replied,] “I swear that you have nothing in my possession”; or he replied, “You have nothing in my possession,” [to which the other said,] “I adjure you,” and he said, “Amen!” —- he is liable. [If] he adjured him five times, either in court or out of court, and he denied [it] —- he is liable for each one. Said R' Shimon: What is the reason? Because he can retract and confess.

[If] five [people] were pressing claims against him, [and] they said to him, “Give us the deposits that we have in your possession,” [to which he replied,] “I swear that you have nothing in my possession” —- he is liable only once. [But if he replied,] “I swear that you have nothing in my possession, nor you nor you” —- he is liable for each one. R' Eliezer says: Not unless he says, “I swear,” at the end. R' Shimon says: Not unless he says, “I swear,” to each one.  [If someone said to him,] “Give me the deposit, the loan, the stolen article, and the lost article that I have in your possession,” [and he replied,] “I swear that you have nothing in my possession” —- he is liable only once. [But if he replied,] “I swear that you have in my possession neither a deposit, a loan, a stolen article nor a lost article” —- he is liable for each one.  [If someone said to him,] “Give me the wheat, barley, and spelt that I have in your possession,” [and he replied,] “I swear that you have nothing in my possession” —- he is liable only once. [But if he replied,] “I swear that you have in my possession neither wheat, barley, nor spelt” —- he is liable for each one. R' Meir says: Even if he says, “A wheat, a barley, and a spelt” —- he is liable for each one. 4. [If someone said to him,] “You violated” or “you seduced my daughter,” and he replied, “I did not violate [her]” or “I did not seduce [her],” [to which he said,] “I adjure you,” and he replied, “Amen!” —- he is liable. R' Shimon exempts [him], since he does not pay a fine by his own admission. They said to him: Although he does not pay a fine by his own admission, he pays the indemnity for shame and impairment by his own admission.

[If someone said to him,] “You violated” or “you seduced my daughter,” and he replied, “I did not violate [her]” or “I did not seduce [her],” [to which he said,] “I adjure you,” and he replied, “Amen!” —- he is liable. R' Shimon exempts [him], since he does not pay a fine by his own admission. They said to him: Although he does not pay a fine by his own admission, he pays the indemnity for shame and impairment by his own admission.

[If someone said to him,] “You stole my ox,” and he replied, “I did not steal [it],” [to which he said,] “I adjure you,” and he replied, “Amen!” —- he is liable. [But if he replied,] “I stole [it], but I did not slaughter [it] and I did not sell [it],” [to which he said,] “I adjure you,” and he replied, “Amen!” —- he is exempt.  [If he said to him,] “Your ox killed my ox,” and he replied, “It did not kill [it],” [to which he said,] “I adjure you,” and he replied, “Amen!” —- he is liable. [But if he claimed,] “Your ox killed my slave,” and he replied, “It did not kill [him]”; “I adjure you,” and he replied, “Amen!” —- he is exempt.  [If] someone said to him, “You injured and wounded me,” and he replied, “I did not injure [you] nor did I wound you,” [to which he said,] “I adjure you,” and he replied, “Amen!” —- he is liable. [But, if] his slave said to him, “You knocked out my tooth,” or “You blinded my eye,” [and he replied,] “I did not knock [it] out,” or “I did not blind [it]”,, [to which he said,] “I adjure you,” and he replied, “Amen!” —- he is exempt. This is the rule: Whoever pays by his own admission —- is liable, but whoever does not pay by his own admission —- is exempt.

The oath of the judges [is for] a claim of two silver and an admission of the value of a perutah; but if the admission is not of the same kind as the claim —- he is exempt. How so? [If one claims,] “Two silver of mine are in your possession,” [and the other replies,] “You have in my possession only a perutah” —- he is exempt. [But if he claims,] “Two silver and a perutah of mine are in your possession,” [and the other replies,] “You have in my possession only a perutah” —- he is liable.  [If he claims,] “I have a maneh in your possession,” [and the other replies,] “You have nothing in my possession” —- he is exempt. [But if he claims,] “I have a maneh in your possession,” [and the other replies,] “You have in my possession only fifty dinars” —- he is liable. [If he claims,] “A maneh of my father's is in your possession,” [and the other replies,] “Only fifty dinars of his are in my possession” —- he is exempt, because he is as one who returns a lost object.